If the designers of X Windows built cars, there would be no fewer than five steering wheels hidden … - Marcus J. Ranum

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Nature is no spendthrift, but takes the shortest way to her ends.

Marcus J. Ranum

If the designers of X Windows built cars, there would be no fewer than five steering wheels hidden about the cockpit, none of which followed the same principles – but you’d be able to shift gears with your car stereo. Useful feature that.

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